got diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis a year ago, at 21 years old. combined with severe burnout from my senior design project, I realized all my prior methods of motivation were ultimately unsustainable and meaningless.

I’ve been reading so many books and they’ve honestly saved my life. zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance totally shifted my perspective on what actually matters–honorary mention here for dune: chapterhouse as well. stone butch blues made me, as a gender queer individual, feel seen in a way that I’ve never felt before. and lord valentine’s castle showed me a path out of the darkness.

slowly I’ve been piecing together the various parts of my life. the most important thing for me recently has been avoiding excessive phone time. I realized our society is severely addicted and it’s slowly killing our communities. I’ve been replacing my phone time with hobbies and crafts. I got into model making recently and I’ve been making miniatures of all of my furniture!! and I’ve been embroidering my clothes! felt lonely the other day so I added a little cardinal to my favorite shirt :) I highly recommend picking up some acrylics, brushes, and mini canvases and following a bob ross tutorial!

yes there is no inherent meaning in anything, but all that means is you get to create your own meaning and no one can tell you you’re wrong!!! stop commodifying your life and start living it!

maybe figuring out how to enjoy whatever is going on is more important than speeding through it to the next thing and the next and the next

I mean it’s the only one that explains why we actually do anything at all

really the impossibility level depends on how much you care about what other people think of you

but in the long term there’s always a swing back the other way

solidarity means solidarity. other working class people are not your enemy (re: 1984). the all or nothing mindset accomplishes nothing besides closing your mind off to the plights and perspectives of others.

-also trans and disabled

I want to get better at deeply understanding people, which probably starts with getting better at listening

just make sure you slow down and savor it

they were complaining about things that are only unpleasant because of their own feelings toward the situation

did you just not read the last paragraph??

oh so you’re just an unhappy person

all opinions are ultimately inconsistent with reality in some way, indicating that they all do really originate from somewhere within ourselves

👍

oh no!! good thing that doesn’t impact anything

nope, totally genuine! the book explicitly states that actually

the motorcycle maintenance is used as a metaphor for attending to one’s own needs

it’s not really about the motorcycle maintenance

you should try reading zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance

try a factor of 100

unfortunately in reality it is a curved line on a sphere